Wired shares a photo gallery of abandoned spaces in NYC that should appeal to anyone who's ever watched post-apocalyptic films like "Escape from New York" or played games like "Enslaved" or "Crysis 3":
Will Ellis ignored his first “no trespassing” sign in 2012 when he ducked through the fence surrounding an old warehouse in Red Hook, Brooklyn. He started photographing the rotting interior and was immediately hooked.
“I’m not a daredevil at all, but the first time I snuck in, there was that rush of adrenaline and sense of adventure,” Ellis says. “I was also fascinated by the visuals inside. As a kid I loved all things creepy—Halloween was my favorite holiday and that’s something I never grew out of.”
From the creepy to the bizarre, Ellis’ exploration of the derelict and decrepit has lead him to document nearly 50 locations across New York City and beyond. The images chronicle forsaken schools, asylums, and forts, along with railroads and waterfronts. He updates his popular blog constantly, and a collection of 150 images has been published in Abandoned NYC.
I have had my eye on the Gowanus Batcave for years, with intentions to convert it into a real batcave. Sadly, my plans to become a billionaire have not panned out yet...
(Score: 4, Funny) by sudo rm -rf on Wednesday April 15 2015, @09:32AM
There's nothing like the feeling that you get walking around in an abandoned factory and suddenly see a 10cm nail protruding from your shoe and then you relievingly realize it in fact has not pierced your foot but is only stuck between your toes. Another time I suddenly heard other people and hid in a shadow, because I thought it's the cops. After a couple of minutes the other people turned out to be tagger, hiding from me.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 15 2015, @01:03PM
Construction workers live in those environments everyday. Go in properly, with the right footwear, gloves and the like.
(Score: 4, Informative) by sudo rm -rf on Wednesday April 15 2015, @02:52PM
Of course; but back then "properly equipped" meant carrying a can of beer and a joint.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 15 2015, @04:06PM
In seriousness I meant modernly in reference to work boots that have puncture resistant soles to prevent precisely what was being complained about.
(Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Thursday April 16 2015, @02:31AM
Of course; but back then "properly equipped" meant carrying a can of beer and a joint.
LOL moderated +3 Informative.
Excellent.